General Mills, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Mid Cap
  • Industry: FMCG
  • ISIN: US3703341046
USD
45.98
-0.22 (-0.48%)
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  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
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  • Financials
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Comparison
Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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Why is General Mills, Inc. ?
1
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 1.51% of over the last 5 years
2
Positive results in May 25
  • DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y) Highest at 116.48%
  • INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Highest at 6.65 times
  • DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at USD 10.03
3
With ROCE of 15.92%, it has a expensive valuation with a 2.37 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
  • The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -29.63%, its profits have fallen by -2% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 15.2
4
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
  • Along with generating -29.63% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
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Verdict Report
How much should you hold?
  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to General Mills, Inc. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to FMCG should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in FMCG)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is General Mills, Inc. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
General Mills, Inc.
-29.63%
-1.36
22.99%
S&P 500
13.22%
0.65
20.20%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
2.03%
EBIT Growth (5y)
1.51%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
7.51
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
3.14
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
1.59
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.88
Tax Ratio
20.24%
Dividend Payout Ratio
58.56%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
83.70%
ROCE (avg)
14.97%
ROE (avg)
26.11%
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Valuation Scorecard stock-summary
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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
15
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
4.40
EV to EBIT
14.91
EV to EBITDA
12.97
EV to Capital Employed
2.37
EV to Sales
2.77
PEG Ratio
15.24
Dividend Yield
3.42%
ROCE (Latest)
15.92%
ROE (Latest)
28.86%
stock-recommendationTechnicals
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
Bullish
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend
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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

3What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 116.48%

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 6.65 times

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 10.03

-17What is not working for the Company
ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 24.57%

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 501.65

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 8.41% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at USD 885.2 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 162.33 %

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 10.03 times

NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at USD 4,556.2 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 700.8 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 15.38 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 469.2 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 358.72 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at USD 0.52

Here's what is working for General Mills, Inc.
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 6.65 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Dividend per share
Highest at USD 10.03
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 116.48%
in the last five years
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Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Here's what is not working for General Mills, Inc.
Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 501.65
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Net Profit
At USD 358.72 MM has Fallen at -41.28%
Year on Year (YoY)
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Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Net Sales
Lowest at USD 4,556.2 MM
in the last five periods
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Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Profit
Lowest at USD 700.8 MM
in the last five periods
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Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 15.38 %
in the last five periods
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Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at USD 469.2 MM
in the last five periods
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Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
Fallen at -36.88%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
Lowest at USD 358.72 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS
Lowest at USD 0.52
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Cash and Eqv
Lowest at USD 885.2 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
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Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 162.33 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 10.03 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Grown by 8.41% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales